Aaron Kjelland is serving his first, four-year term on the North Dakota Wheat Commission, representing wheat growers in the northeastern portion of the state. He was elected as Walsh County's representative in 2006.

Kjelland serves as the commission's liaison to the ND Crop Improvement Association.

He is a graduate of Concordia College with a degree in Political Science. He and his wife Rebecca have four children and produce wheat, canola, corn, pinto beans, and soybeans.